Valve revealed 13 Steam Machines this week, the latest move in its quest for accessible PC gaming. But the pitch is worryingly complex, argues Matt Martin, and Gabe Newell should be putting his money where his mouth is.

First person meta-narrative ‘em up The Stanley Parable is set to launch on Steam sometime next month, creator Davey Wreden has announced. Check after the jump for lovely new screenshots of the almost finished revision of the game.

The previously PSN-exclusive Papo & Yo, a game about coping with an abusive parent, will be released on Steam on April 18, Game Informer has learned. The game’s creator, Vander Caballero, is excited, GI says, to put the game in front of a new audience which could be helped by playing it.

When you registered for Steam, did you tell your friends to do the same? Did they tell their friends? Valve’s digital distribution platform is going from strength-to-strength, boasting a 300% growth rate across the last year.